Hanger



G. C. HOSCH.

HANGER.

. I I92!- I Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

Attorneys.

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To all whom it may concern:

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Specification of Letters Patent. ,7 I

Appiicatieam a iviar c i i i, Emi -Serial1iTo.j 452,156f

The general object of the inventionlis to produce a device for this'general purpose which "is simple in construction but which has a wide range of usefulness'as regards the s'ize'of'the article which it can hold: 'T

furtherob'ject of the invention is'to provide a simple construction for the device which will enable 'it'to be produced from a sin le plate or blank, 1 j V I 1 I urtherobjects of the inventionwill ape pear'hereinafter." i i 'Th'e inventlon conslsts in the organization of characteristic"-ieaturesof the hangerfto be described hereinaftergwhich 'coepera-te to enable the hanger to support articles of dif- In the drawingz 1 Figure 1 is-a plan showing asimple form of the device, 'illustratinga portion of the supporting wall in section-and showing a relatively small article held in the device;

"' Fig. 2'is a verticalsection of'thedevice taken on theline'2-'2 of Fig. 1, but show- 1110511 118 ja'wse'mpty;

ig. 3 1s a view slmilar to Fig. 1 but showing a form of the 'devicevin which the large jaws and small jaws may be formed integral with the base which is attached t0 'the'support; this view indicates the relation ofthe' held in the device; p j a t Fig; t-is a vertical section 0n the line 4 1 of Fig. 3; and

parts when a relatively large article isibeing Fig.5 is a plan'indicating the torm ofa blank from which the device illustrated in Figs; 3 and 4 may be readily produced. 1

In carrying out my invention I provide a base to be attached to a support such as avertical wall andfrom this base extends a relatively large jaw and a relatively small jaw, each of-s aid jaws having a spring for yieldingly jaw so as not to interfere pressing its corresponding JitW against the side of an article held by that v the relatively" isi held so spect to the-relatively large jaw and so that V a ,v a itryisnormally-:-d1 sposed r-inwardly with re- I when a relatively large arti'ce .isheld by the Ilarge jaw the springbf 'the small-jis (16- f 6O flected outwardly past the 'face of the relatlvely large j aw;"that is to say," the smaller aw recedespast the" profile line of the large tion of the-larg v jThelide'vice isj preierably constructed so that it presents two coiipera'ting relatively with thefopera large jaws and two coiiperating or relatively form of 'the hanger of this type referring especiallyto Figs. 1 and small jaws. Ishall now describe a simple f i In thesemews- 1 r p esents a portion of a svertical wall showni'nhorizontal section 1 to which the "hanger; is attachedby' means of twoiscre'ws 2. The hanger isp referably formed fof a plate pomprisihg afba'se "through which the screws 2-pass., Extend-Y 'ing. from opposite sides otthis base I pro vide sprin'g'jarmstgeach 'spring arm being 7 provided "withi aresilient bow; or spring 5 '{which may form-fa part of eacharmfythe outer part of-ceach of .theqarms 4 1s formed finto'a relativelyllargejaw 6 having i'ts'concaveor open side; disposed inwardly. The

outer end of each" arm l mayterminate in- I an outwardly turned guide-lip 7 whichfa- 'cili-ta tesan outward movement of the jaws when "a relatively. large article is introduced I into the space between them. On this base 3 ImountQanother pair'of-jawswhich are relatively small and these jaws are mounted in such away that they will not interfere witli the e emtionjpf'the large'jaws; ,That

is to say,'they are constructed so that :the

large j aws will notlimit the outward movement of the smaller jaws, thereby permitting an unlimited outward .movement of the;

smaller jaws past'the innerfaces or-clarnpfaces 80f thelarge jaws.

in p v {in order to .accompli h this I provide a pair of relatively small spring arms 9 which includebows 1O torming. springs, and the outer endsbf these armsare formed into relatively small jaws 11 disposed opposite to each'other and normally disposed on ili g" lying between the jaws 6. (SeefFigL l.)

Beyond the jaws 11 outwardly extending guide-lipsl2 areiormed which facilitate an b t aid ei ei flliwhenithe;

smaller article such as the handle 13 is being placed between the jaws. The two arms 9 may be made integral with each other, the

connecting bar 14 being secured in place by rivets 1,5. The spring arms9 may be atobject or a relatively large ob ect, compristached at about the middle, plane of the arms 4 and in order. to permit an unlimited outward movementof the arms 9 and small jaws V11-I provide the arms 4' and jaW zfi each with an opening or slot 16 through which the jaws '11 may move outwardly when a relatively'largearticle is being held between the outer jaws. This mode of operation will be clearly understood from an inspection of Fig. 3, which, however, shows a slightly modified embodiment of the invention which will nowbe described.

This embodiment of the invention is sub stantially the same as that illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 except that the relatively smaller arms 17 are formed with relatively 1 1 of a substantially rectangular plate'28 the large spring. bows18 instead of the small bows 10, and furthermore, the arms 17; are integral with the base 19 which, is attached to the face of the wall 20. Therefore as the relatively large arms 21 are also'integral with the base or base plate19 this entire device is admirablyadapted to be. produced -from ablank as will be described hereinafter. Each of the large arms 21 is provided with an opening or slot 22 which is of slightly greater width than the arms :17 so as to permit 'the arms 17 to move outwardly beyond the jaw. 230i thelarge arm when a large article such as the article 24 isbeing I g sprmgarms carried by said baseand having" held between the jaws 23. In this'way the small jaws 25, simply swing outwardly; so as v to permit the operation of the large jaws 23. ,Beyond thejaws 25 guide-lips'26 are formed guide-lips 27 are provided which facilitate the opening -movement ofthe large jaws to receive the article which they are to hold.

In Fig; 5, Iillustrate a portion of a simple form of blank which may be used for pro v 1: middle portion of which is provided with ears on the longitudinal edges of the plate which are provided with openings 30 through which fastening screws 31 maybe applied (See Figs. 3 and 4.) From the middle portion of each half of the blank I strike an elongated tongue 32. This'tongue 32 will be formed up to produce the arm 17 and the rest of the outlying portion of the plate will be formed up with dies to produce the arms 7 21 and jaws 23.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described herein. is only one of the many embodiments my invention may take, and I do not wish to be limited in the practice of my invention nor in my claims, to the particular embodiment set forth.

/Vhat I claim is a 1. A hanger for holding a relatively small a base to be attached to a support, and

tively small'lj aw, each of said jaws having. a spring for yieldingly pressing its correspond ing jaw against the side of an article held thereby, said relatively small jaw being normally disposed inwardly with respect to the relatively large j aw, the springof the small jaw operatingtobe deflected outwardly past the face ofthe" relatively large jaw, when a relatively largearticleis held-by the large aw. i a a l i J 2. A hanger for holding'a small objector a large object comprising a base to be attached to a'support and having a relatively large spring arm with a relatively large jaw,

and a relativelysmall spring arm with a relatively small'jaw, said relatively small jaw being normally-disposed inwardly with respect :to the relatively large aw,the spring or the small j aw operating to be deflected held by the large jaw.

3., A hangerforholding a .smallvobject or a' large object, comprisingia base to be attachedto a support, having apairofrelatively large spring arms with relatively large cooperating jaws, a oair of relativelysmall 'having'a relatively large jaw and a relarelativelysmall co operatingjaws, said small jaws being disposed normally on a line lying between the said large aws, said large .jaws cooperating said smalljjaws to; permit unlimited outward movement of the -.,tending from said plate and'having a. relatively large jaw, said arm having an opening therethrough, arelat vely small spr ng {arm carried by said plate and having a relatively small jaw normally disposedinwardly with respect to the relativelylargejaw, said 'relatively small spring arm being disposed opposite said opening and operating to move out? wardly through said opening past said'large tively large object. i

A hanger forholding a relatively small object-or a relatively large object, comprisj aw to permit the large jaw to hold a relaing a platewith avbase' to be attached to a support, having a pair of oppositely disposed spring arms, each sprlng arm having a relatively large aw, each of said sprmgarms and its corresponding jaw'having an opening therein, a pair of oppositely disposed jaws operating to move outwardly through relatively small spring arms each having a the openings beyond the face of the rela- 10 relatively small jaw, and carried by the said tively large jaws whena large article is held base, said relatively small jaws being norbetween the large jaws.

mally disposed inwardly with respect to the In testimony whereof I have hereunto set relatively large jaws and lying opposite the my hand.

said opening in the large arms and large jaws, said relatively small arms and small v GREENE C.VHOSC'H. 

